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2025 data, released 8 May 2026

2025 data, released 8 May 2026

Melita

Melita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 1441st; the most babies were born in 1973 (45). More babies were named Melita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

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Rank in 2025
Not rankedgirls
Babies in 2025
0girls
Girls and boys
Almost always a girl’s name2021–2025
Peak year
197345 babies
Total since 1880
1,861babies recorded

Melita popularity since 1880

012.52537.550 1900192019401960198020002020
Girls Babies per year, US, from Social Security records. Years with fewer than 5 babies show as zero.
YearRank (girls)Babies (girls)
2025——
2020#16,7055
2010#14,4637
2000#12,6737
1990#6,34614
1980#2,32942
1970#2,03541
1960#2,69821
1950#2,10122
1940#3,4168
1930#2,26615
1920#3,8448
1910——
1900#2,1215
1890——
1880——

How popular is Melita, counting every spelling?

Melita has no other common spelling that sounds the same.

How old are people named Melita?

About 1,400 people born in the US named Melita are alive today, with a median age of 53; half are between 43 and 64. That makes Melita mostly worn by adults in their thirties to fifties.

0–910–1920–2930–3940–4950–5960–6970–7980–8990+
Estimated people alive in the US with the name, by age, mid-2026. The darker bar holds the median age.

Babies given the name each year (SSA) times the share of that birth year still alive (SSA life tables). Counts people born in the US only. Method.

Melita by state

How common Melita was among girls born in each state in 1971–1975, around its peak. In 49 states fewer than five girls a year got the name, too few for SSA to publish, so those states show as zero.

Alaska: fewer than 5 a yearAK–Maine: fewer than 5 a yearME–Wisconsin: fewer than 5 a yearWI–Vermont: fewer than 5 a yearVT–New Hampshire: fewer than 5 a yearNH–Washington: fewer than 5 a yearWA–Idaho: fewer than 5 a yearID–Montana: fewer than 5 a yearMT–North Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearND–Minnesota: fewer than 5 a yearMN–Illinois: fewer than 5 a yearIL–Michigan: fewer than 5 a yearMI–New York: fewer than 5 a yearNY–Massachusetts: fewer than 5 a yearMA–Oregon: fewer than 5 a yearOR–Nevada: fewer than 5 a yearNV–Wyoming: fewer than 5 a yearWY–South Dakota: fewer than 5 a yearSD–Iowa: fewer than 5 a yearIA–Indiana: fewer than 5 a yearIN–Ohio: fewer than 5 a yearOH–Pennsylvania: fewer than 5 a yearPA–New Jersey: fewer than 5 a yearNJ–Connecticut: fewer than 5 a yearCT–Rhode Island: fewer than 5 a yearRI–California: 0.02 per 1,000 babiesCA0.02Utah: fewer than 5 a yearUT–Colorado: fewer than 5 a yearCO–Nebraska: fewer than 5 a yearNE–Missouri: fewer than 5 a yearMO–Kentucky: fewer than 5 a yearKY–West Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearWV–Virginia: fewer than 5 a yearVA–Maryland: fewer than 5 a yearMD–Delaware: fewer than 5 a yearDE–Arizona: fewer than 5 a yearAZ–New Mexico: fewer than 5 a yearNM–Kansas: fewer than 5 a yearKS–Arkansas: fewer than 5 a yearAR–Tennessee: fewer than 5 a yearTN–North Carolina: 0.03 per 1,000 babiesNC0.03South Carolina: fewer than 5 a yearSC–District of Columbia: fewer than 5 a yearDC–Oklahoma: fewer than 5 a yearOK–Louisiana: fewer than 5 a yearLA–Mississippi: fewer than 5 a yearMS–Alabama: fewer than 5 a yearAL–Georgia: fewer than 5 a yearGA–Hawaii: fewer than 5 a yearHI–Texas: fewer than 5 a yearTX–Florida: fewer than 5 a yearFL–
Babies per 1,000 of the same sex, Melita, girls, 1971–1975. Darker means more common.

Names with a similar history

These names rose and fell in step with Melita: their share of US girls followed the most similar curve since 1880. If you like Melita, they share its era and feel.

Questions about the name Melita

How popular is the name Melita?

Melita was not among the names given to 5 or more girls in 2025. Its best year was 1894, when it ranked 1441st; the most babies were born in 1973 (45). More babies were named Melita in the 1970s than in any other decade.

Is Melita a boy or girl name?

In 2021–2025, almost always a girl’s name given the name Melita in the US.

Where was Melita most popular?

In 1971–1975, Melita was most common in North Carolina (0.03 per 1,000 girls), followed by California and California.